Cipher vs Muse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cipher
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Cipher is a voice and text AI assistant for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Ask a question, get a short, direct answer. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Ask by voice or by typing: dictate on your wrist or your phone, or type in the chat. - Get answers that use current information from the web. - Ask about what is around you. If you allow location access, Cipher can answer "closest..." and "near me" questions. - Pick up where you left off. Saved conversations stay on your device. - One plan covers your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, and the Apple Watch app works on cellular without your phone nearby. YOUR PRIVACY Cipher asks for your permission before anything is sent. Your questions, voice recordings and, only if you allow it, your location are sent to a third-party AI service to produce answers. You can withdraw permission or delete your chat history at any time in AI & Privacy. No account or sign-in is needed. AI answers can be wrong. Cipher declines to give medical advice and points you to a healthcare professional; do not rely on it for medical, legal, financial or emergency decisions. PLANS - Free: 2 requests to try Cipher. - Weekly subscription: auto-renews every week until cancelled; includes up to 300 AI requests per month. - Lifetime: one-time purchase, no renewal; includes up to 300 AI requests per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.aurorapps.com/privacy/c0dex
Muse
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Your AI companion for writing, creativity and everyday planning. AI Agent & Personal Assistant brings AI chat, writing tools, image creation and translation into one app. Draft an email, understand a topic, explore an idea or turn your priorities into a plan. AI CHAT AND CLEAR EXPLANATIONS Ask questions, explore topics and get help with everyday problems. Continue the conversation with follow-up questions to refine an answer or work through an idea. WRITING AND EDITING Create drafts for emails, messages, articles and social media posts. Rewrite text, adjust its tone, improve wording or summarize information into key points. IDEAS AND IMAGE CREATION Brainstorm project ideas, content outlines and creative concepts. Describe an image you want to create and use AI to generate a visual from your prompt. VOICE, PHOTOS AND TRANSLATION Use voice input, add photos to your conversations and get AI assistance with their content. Translate text and use the app's voice and camera tools to help communicate across languages. TASKS AND DAILY PLANNING Organize tasks and build a daily schedule. Use AI to suggest a plan based on your priorities, then review the suggestions before saving them to your tasks, calendar or reminders. PREMIUM: WHAT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION INCLUDES An active Premium subscription lets you continue using AI features after your available free requests have been used. Premium includes: • AI conversations for questions, explanations and brainstorming. • AI writing, rewriting, editing and summarization. • AI image generation from text prompts. • Voice transcription and AI assistance with photos. • AI translation. • AI-generated daily plans and recurring AI prompts. All subscription plans provide the same Premium AI features for the duration of your active subscription. Plans differ in billing period and price, as shown on the subscription screen before purchase. Premium includes a shared weekly AI usage allowance. Chat, translation, image generation and voice use this allowance, and different requests may consume different amounts. You can view your allowance, remaining balance and reset date in the app's Weekly allowance screen. Once you reach the limit, you can make new AI requests after the allowance resets. Saved content, tasks and manual planning remain available. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Premium requires an auto-renewable subscription. The app shows the selected plan's price, billing period and any eligible free trial before you confirm your purchase. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. If a free trial is offered and you are eligible, billing begins when the trial ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. Your Apple Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period at the price of your selected plan. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account subscription settings. Deleting the app does not cancel your subscription. Use Restore in the app to restore an eligible active subscription. Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Privacy-Policy-start-clawlt-03-10 Terms of Use: https://telegra.ph/Terms-of-Use-start-clawlt-03-10
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Muse at every 3 months against Cipher's every 14 months. Muse also leads on iOS requirement (16 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Cipher sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Muse sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cipher ships an update every 14 months, Muse every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cipher | Muse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Steel | Zenel Ashye |
In-app purchases
Cipher
- Cipher Full Access$0.997 Days
- Cipher Full Access (Lifetime)$29.99
Muse
- Weekly$6.997 Days
- Monthly$19.991 Month
- Yearly$49.991 Year









